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that_o do_v arise_v from_o their_o two_o seed_n the_o one_o voice_n speak_v peace_n and_o deliverance_n and_o the_o other_o speak_v wrath_n and_o destruction_n the_o one_o do_v inquire_v in_o the_o way_n that_o god_n do_v appoint_v even_o of_o the_o ephod_n or_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n the_o other_o do_v inquire_v of_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v and_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o his_o prophet_n and_o go_v to_o a_o witch_n to_o inquire_v it_o be_v because_o one_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o adam_n which_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n and_o so_o choose_v of_o god_n in_o mercy_n even_o david_n and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n even_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v choose_v king_n in_o god_n wrath_n even_o saul_n this_o be_v the_o true_a interpretation_n of_o those_o voice_n that_o samuel_n speak_v to_o saul_n and_o of_o his_o be_v raise_v by_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n therefore_o you_o that_o can_v understand_v these_o thing_n aforemention_v you_o may_v see_v how_o the_o whole_a world_n lie_v in_o darkness_n and_o be_v cheat_v of_o their_o sense_n and_o reason_n by_o this_o lie_a and_o vain_a imagination_n to_o believe_v that_o spirit_n can_v be_v without_o body_n or_o that_o spirit_n can_v be_v raise_v without_o body_n or_o that_o spirit_n can_v speak_v without_o body_n or_o that_o spirit_n depart_v can_v assume_v any_o shape_n afterward_o these_o thing_n and_o many_o more_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o dark_a imagination_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o if_o the_o reader_n have_v any_o true_a light_n of_o faith_n in_o he_o he_o may_v understand_v the_o interpretation_n i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o witch_n of_o endor_n and_o how_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n be_v produce_v or_o beget_v in_o they_o and_o be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o mind_n as_o to_o that_o matter_n so_o much_o concern_v those_o word_n in_o samuel_n aforemention_v chap._n vi_o again_o it_o be_v say_v isa_n 8.29_o the_o prophet_n speak_v there_o to_o unbelieve_a israelite_n that_o do_v 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